http://elitaste.com/blog our taste kicks your taste's ass Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:41:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This was back in April. Nice little performance though. Me in the background getting sick on the wheelz of steel! http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/06/wale-good-girls-oohwee-remix-from-rock-the-bells-press-conference/ Click HERE to read Jeff Weiss's full article about the mixtape usage of a sample and the lawsuit that followed Excerpt: Dan Weisman, the manager of Washington, D.C.–based rapper Wale, whose Seinfeld-themed Mixtape About Nothingraised the bar for the genre upon its release earlier this year, thinks the case is more about ... http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/06/la-weekly-quotes-dan-weisman-in-article-about-lil-wayne-copyright-lawsuit/ http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/05/lebron-james-v-david-kalb-in-a-game-of-horse-on-venice-beach/ Directed by Spike Jonze who I wrote about on here a few months ago. I was reminded of this song while watching the MAN ON WIRE trailer, specifically Philippe Petit's closing quote. "Sky's The Limite" contains one of my favorite lyrics of all time: "Stay far from timid, only make moves ... http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/05/notorious-big-skys-the-limit-video/ MAN ON WIRE reminded me of another older movie about a phenomenon in New York in the 1970s, ONCE IN A LIFETIME: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE NEW YORK COSMOS. The movie is a documentary film about the New York Cosmos, one of the most famous football clubs ever ... http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/05/once-in-a-lifetime-the-incredible-story-of-the-new-york-cosmos-trailer/ I saw this amazing documentary tonight called MAN ON WIRE about Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. The movie is beautiful, breathtaking and emotional; I can't really explain it. Check out the trailer and hopefully you get an idea ... http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/05/man-on-wire-movie-trailer/ I get a lot of shit sent to me; people asking me to post stuff, etc. So when I get something that's actually good, it's kinda exciting. This group is from Roanoke, VA and I'm definitely feeling the Hall & Oates sample (see below). Click HERE to ... http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/04/random-hot-track-that-was-sent-to-me-illiterary-is-that-whats-rill/ http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/03/wale-x-lrg-on-drjayscom/ I've had this for a few weeks but didn't know if I was allowed to leak and then all of a sudden it's everywhere, I hate it when that happens. Click HERE to download http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/03/solange-f-wale-fuck-the-industry/ From Press, Artwork, Etc Go peep their website. They are celebrating their 5th year anniversary. Definitely feeling the artwork. http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/09/03/agenda-tradeshow/